Effects of connecting materials on the static and fatigue behavior of pultruded basalt fiber-reinforced polymer bolted joints

Owing to the heavy weight and poor durability of the bolted joints with traditional connecting materials composed of steel cover plates and steel bolts in the fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) profiles, a novel homogenous joint consisted of basalt FRP (BFRP) cover plates and BFRP bolts was developed in this study. An experimental investigation on the static behavior of the double-lap shear bolted joints was carried out using different connecting...